Science Vocab (chapter 14)

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Across
  1. 1. a fuel that has formed from the remains of plants and animals that lived in the past, including coal, petroleum (oil), and natural gas
  2. 4. energy produced by nuclear reactions
  3. 5. energy that an object possesses due to its motion
  4. 9. thermal energy that originates deep within the earth’s interior
  5. 10. energy from the wind; can be used to turn turbine blades that are attached to generators
  6. 11. mechanical energy in rising and falling tides
  7. 12. the sum of the kinetic energy and all the forms of potential energy in a system
  8. 14. an energy resource that is easily replaced by natural methods
Down
  1. 2. the ability to do work
  2. 3. an energy resource that is not replaced naturally
  3. 6. energy produced by the sun
  4. 7. electrical energy generated by the movement of water
  5. 8. stored energy that can be used later
  6. 13. chemical potential energy obtained from renewable organic materials